Keystone Law

Corporate and Finance

Stephen has more than 35 years’ experience of corporate, finance and regulatory work in the Lloyd’s, London and international insurance markets.

He has advised on various start-ups, reorganisations, acquisitions and disposals in the insurance sector and regularly advises Lloyd’s underwriting businesses on a wide variety of matters, including transactions with commercial banks and reinsurers for the provision of funds at Lloyd’s, consortium underwriting arrangements, ‘turnkey’ syndicate management arrangements and third-party RITC transactions.

Stephen qualified as a solicitor in 1988.  Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2023, he worked at the following firms:

Clyde & Co Barlow Lyde and Gilbert

English

Listed in The Legal 500 UK 2023 ‘Hall of Fame’ in the ‘Insurance: Corporate and Regulatory’ category

Listed in Best Lawyers UK for Insurance Law since 2009

Described in Chambers UK as “capable of taking a high-level view” but also having “a real grip on the underlying business matters. He has a formidable standing in the Lloyd’s market”.